Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim financial statements of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta (Bank) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP). To prepare the financial statements in conformity with GAAP, management must make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the financial statements and income and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could be different from these estimates. The foregoing interim financial statements are unaudited; however, in the opinion of management, all adjustments, consisting only of normal recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of the results for the interim periods, have been included. The results of operations for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for the year ending December 31, 2019, or for other interim periods. The unaudited interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2018, which are contained in the Bank’s 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on March 7, 2019 (Form 10-K).

The Bank has certain financial instruments, including derivative instruments and securities purchased under agreements to resell, that are subject to offset under master netting arrangements or by operation of law. Additional information regarding derivative instruments is provided in Note 13—Derivatives and Hedging Activities to the Bank’s interim financial statements. The Bank does not have any offsetting liabilities related to its securities purchased under agreements to resell for the periods presented. Based on the fair value of the related securities held as collateral, the securities purchased under agreements to resell were fully collateralized for the periods presented.

Refer to Note 2—Summary of Significant Accounting Policies to the Bank’s 2018 audited financial statements for a description of all the Bank’s significant accounting policies. There have been no changes to these policies as of June 30, 2019, except for policy updates related to new accounting guidance for derivatives and hedging activities, which is described in Note 13—Derivatives and Hedging Activities to the Bank’s interim financial statements, and leases which is described below.

Beginning on January 1, 2019, as a result of adopting new accounting guidance for leases, the Bank recognized right-of-use assets and lease liabilities on its existing leases. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on the Bank’s financial condition or results of operations.